Thirdly, we used the Jadad scale to assess the methodological quality of the trials, which has been criticised because it is subject to the generic problems of scales, has a strong emphasis on reporting rather than conduct, and does not cover concealment of allocation, one of the important biases in randomised controlled trials.
Ms. Carlson, a regular on weekly political television programs, will write nine articles in the next year for GQ, with an emphasis on reporting rather than the opinion writing of her "Public Eye" column for Time, which is owned by AOL Time Warner.
Although our analysis was based on reported rather than measured statistics, as discussed previously, our results were, nevertheless, in keeping with those based on measured data [ 12, 18].
However, this was a convenience sample and the main objective of the study was to evaluate the impact of an intervention on reported rather than actual knowledge and practice.
We then developed eight 'yes'/'no' items (Figure 3), worded so that emphasis was placed on quality of reporting rather than adequacy of trial design.
We then developed three "yes"/ no" items, so that emphasis was placed on quality of reporting rather than adequacy of trial design.
An important limitation of the study is that the instrument relies on self reports, rather than on direct observations or registrations.
The HSE has published lists of health and safety myths in previous years but these were based on press reports rather than direct evidence from the public.
The majority of Panellists were in favour of indicating the percentage of stained cells on pathology reports rather than merely using scores.
We relied on self reports rather than review of medical records because of the difficulties in accessing medical records with regard to the various diagnostic procedures.
